In brief: Searing heat, then thunderstorms

Mon., June 30, 2008

The Spokesman-Review

The National Weather Service was calling for more near-record heat today, and potentially severe thunderstorms in the region into Tuesday.

The expected high for today is 99 for Spokane and 96 for Coeur d’Alene, with a low tonight of just 69. There’s a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, the weather service reported.

Tuesday brings a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms that could produce small hail and gusty winds after 11 a.m.

The expected high for Tuesday is 88 for Spokane and 87 for Coeur d’Alene.

The temperature is expected to creep back into the low 90s in Spokane on Wednesday, and the upper 80s in Coeur d’Alene.

Spokane

Roommate returns, finds body at home

Spokane police are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered in his South Hill home Sunday.

The white male in his 40s was found about 4 p.m. by a roommate who returned from a weekend away.

Sgt. Dan Torok said the cause and time of death remained unknown Sunday night. Torok and other investigators were waiting for a search warrant to enter and investigate the house.

Torok declined to release the victim’s name. County tax records say the tan-and-brick home at 2007 S. Lincoln St. is owned by Allen and Barbara Wunderlich, who newspaper archives show are brother and sister.

The roommate told police he moved in with his friend about a month ago.

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